What do you do when you want to find the phone number of a friend,
or a friend of a friend? Especially when even your friend doesn’t
even remember the number.

Most individuals would likely search online. This happens every day
across America as most of us are no longer letting our fingers do
the walking across the white pages of the local phone directory.

In fact, phone companies such as Verizon are now legally requesting
permission to end the practice of delivering these heavy volumes to
residential homes.

This is the way change happens. Slowly one day at a time.

Remember, it was only during year 2008 -2009 that cell phone usage
finally eclipsed that of the once dependable and necessary land line.

Cell phones are simply more convenient and private especially for
those who live in homes with multiple residents. No more can the
talkative teenage daughter tie up the phone in the evenings if both
mom and dad have their own phones, not to mention, her siblings.

About the only folks who might be sad to see the white pages perish
are those unlucky private contractor delivery drivers who earn a solid
day’s pay in a job that’s often a last resort.

Important in this busted up economy.

Well, at least the Yellow Pages are going as strong as ever. Many
small businesses simply don’t have a website or are even interested
in having a site.

What’s the local house painter or refuse hauler going to do with a
website? His income is often earned through word of mouth, not by
visitors online.

The commercial Yellow Pages are likely to last through the rest of
decade and maybe even longer. But the days of lazily browsing through
the old white pages and marveling at all the “Andersons, Smiths and
Taylors” in town is fast drawing to a close.